Tag Archives: scanning

I’ve mentioned Daniel Reetz’s DIY portable book scanner here before. It’s a great combination of an interesting thing to look at, an interesting project to contemplate and a bit of a gauntlet tossed down as far as bigger questions of … Continue reading →

I was lucky enough to catch Brewster Kahle talking with Amy Goodman on Democracy Now on my drive home from NJLA. I feel like I’m pretty up on what’s going on with Google and the Internet Archive and book scanning. … Continue reading →

I went to the Belmont Public Library this weekend because it’s my boyfriend’s local library and he is, as you might suspect, a heavy library user. The library is in an old building that is clearly reaching the end of … Continue reading →

In light of the recent Google Books/APA settlement, Harvard has examined the details and decided not to be part of the project after all. Harvard’s university-library director, Robert C. Darnton, wrote in a letter to the library staff, “the settlement … Continue reading →